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Megachile sp. (rotunda? perihirta? frigida?)

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Field Notes

Description:

this bee landed (at least I think this is a bee species), and held its tail upright - that looked so funny.
such a twisted looking thing!
solitary living bee

Habitat:

park

Notes:

@ nana-puppet, and C.I.L.L.1010

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (15)
Juan DiTrani
mmm, I don't think is the same specie of the picture, I sent you the link as one example of a Megachilid bee with the same behavior... Maybe you should just use de genus (Megachile sp.)
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
I think that you are right Juan... The last one I saw was much smaller, this one had the size of a normal honey bee. Thanks!
Juan DiTrani
this behavior is very common on this group of bees, you can see a picture here: http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/listagens.php?lang=es&sstr=8&id=A02220
Juan DiTrani
is a Megachilid bee, bee mimicking flies don't have a brush of hairs (Scopa) on the abdomen
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
somehow I get the weird idea, that the tail is twisted around... or it is really a Megachilid sp... I donno, help please!
Yasser
The flowers are beautiful and this is strange behavior for a bee. Maybe it's a bee mimic. http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/wasp_mimics
Juan DiTrani
This is a Megachilid bee. They carry pollen on the abdomen, not on the legs as most of the bees, that's why is curving the body.
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
hmm, that isn´t easy... I think it could be some Pulicaria dysenterica, but those are too small. It definitely is a Asteraceae - that I can tell - so far that´s my best guess
alicelongmartin
Please tell me the name of your flowers. They are so beautiful. That is strange Bee behavior!

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Beneficial Insects - Great Lakes Region
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Hymenoptera of the world -- bees, ants and all their friends
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PublishedJuly 18, 2011

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